1st entry of the year / Australia Zoo

Now how long has it been since I last blogged? Hmm… I was kept busy after the exams but now haven’t been working as much as I would like to. Ok fine as a matter of fact I’m just too lazy to blog. I like to blog with photos uploaded but it just takes bloody long time to put up those pictures. So I kept on procrastinating till I have a smorgasbord of photos and came to a point where I just couldn’t be bothered. People have been bugging me to blog so I got my lazy arse just to do this. Hopefully this 1st entry of the year would spur me on to blog regularly. I’ll post photos of past events as there’s a lot of things which I wanted to talk about but didn’t have the chance to. Here are pictures of me at the Australia Zoo that I went 2-3 months ago. The pictures are not in order as I made a mistake and I didn’t wanna waste time redoing it.

See how bloody lazy that koala is. But it's so adorable!
This bird is like those birds they use for printing ads.
I want a wombat as a pet!
Alalalaa... Ta teh ta teh....
We are all the Irwin family.

So cute! I want to bring him home too!

A very gory take of a crocodile...

'Quickie' Update

Hmm almost a month since I last blogged. Just dropping by to apologise to those that have emailed me or left messages or if u see me online and I just ignore u..... im having my exams and going through extreme mugging mode now, and also been working to keep my house agent from knocking my door demanding for rent. Under extreme stress; need retail therapy, body therapy and Botox...

Hari Raya 2007

This is the 1st Hari Raya that I’m celebrating away from Singapore and my family. It felt kinda odd because I have been so used to be in the company of friends and family during this festive season, be it doing spring cleaning, soaking in the atmosphere of Geylang Serai, breaking fast together gether or having Hari Raya songs play incessantly throughout the month. We had our very own celebration here, so it made missing home to be with our loved ones more tolerable. We had it at Nisa's house, where they invited more than 70 people! This was where the malays of Singapore and Malaysia congregated and plotted another 9/11 strike! Haha yah right. So we had a massive task of cooking/rewang and cleaning the house. They recruited the help of moi of course, and many more people. So my helpful and cleaning instincts kicked in and I was awarded the worker of the year! Hahaha! Which was later stolen by some other brats who got jealous and wanted the title for themselves.

Me and Azina, having our 'shift break' late in the night. I was damn bloody tired. Had work the night before, uni the next morning, worked again after that, and went to help out right after.

We all watched in awe as Aziz cleaned the ceiling fan.

Bathtub scrubbers!

Yum... Lemak lontong....


Yum yum... Rendang...

Yum yum yum.... Dont know what's the name but bloody yum!

Rizzy and Nissy celebrating our 1st Hari Raya together in Brissy! I didn't stay long though as I had to rush off to work. Urgh. But it was fine, as my agency later complimented me on a job well done for my shift! =)

Ahem ahem

Apparently, I have caused a little bit of uproar about me scoffing at my hometown in my previous post. Well I’m not taking back any thing I said. That’s because I feel that my absence has somewhat made my friends in Singapore forget that I celebrate Hari Raya and that Hari Raya is a MAJOR festive season mind you particularly in Singapore. Whatever. Pathetic.

Anyway, I’M GOING TO SEE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE LIVE IN CONCERT IN A WEEK’S TIME!!!!! I’m grinning and giggling like a little schoolgirl as I’m typing this… Lalala…. I have a huge assignment now, which is to memorise all the lyrics to his songs...

Dust Off Your Shoulder

I have definitely been bewitched by the magic of Stardust. I’m a huge fan of fantasy inspired movies but I wasn’t expecting much out of this initially. Because a lot of movies out there are just jumping on the bandwagon and try to ride the success of movies like LOTR and Chronicles of Narnia. I remember watching this show, misled by the awesome trailer, many months back about some Viking shit and was fussing around my seat throughout just waiting for it to end. Though Stardust doesn’t have much high action, engaging fighting scenes and visual artistry as LOTR, it is a treat to watch nonetheless right from the start. Oh and it’s surprisingly funny! I laughed until I teared! Robert De Niro is a class act. It’s part adventure, comedy and romance. I love the part where Claire Danes aka the fallen star awkwardly opened her heart to the very charming hero turned mouse (I want long luscious locks like him! But minus the hairy chest) in the caravan. I love the ending as well. Ok will not throw in spoilers because I hate spoilers myself. The whole movie is magically beautiful.

I caught Hairspray last week and I must say I was sorely disappointed. I’m quite the musical fanatic but this one just doesn’t cut it for me. I don’t know why some people are raving so much about Hairspray. I’ve definitely seen better stage-to-big screen musicals. I only liked the opening scene with Good Morning Baltimore and the ending with You Can’t Stop The Beat. Michelle Pfeiffer stars in both Hairspray and Stardust but she is definitely more stunning and impressive in the latter even though she plays a wicked witch. My dear Singaporean friends, if Stardust is not out in your pathetic shores yet, just keep an eye and make sure you have it in your must-watch movie list yah. Hahark.

Domestic Me

I cooked (2 dishes ok!), broke my fast, did my laundry, washed all the dishes, pots, what not, vacuumed and mopped the whole house, cleaned the toilet, cleared the trash, all in less than 2 and a half hours! That’s a mean feat I reckon. I’m so impressed with myself. And now I’m dead tired. Anyone wanna hire me? I don’t come cheap though… ;o)

Annoyingly Bewildered

What's with these Aussies not turning up to class? I mean how do they go through uni without going for lessons? I know I'm being selfish and unreasonable but seriously come one! Argh!

I just had the biggest outburst yet. I fucked Lars like nobody's business in the middle of the night. I never thought this day would come and it may have bad consequences but I don’t bloody care I just had to give him a piece of my mind. You know about the checklist where I crossed and put “Don’t Fucking Bother!”? Almost two weeks later then he queried me as to why I did that. OH MY GOD I WAS SO ANGRY BEYOND ANGRY!!! I started shooting my mouth off and gave him a dress down. I really shouted at his face and fucked him and probably the whole building could hear me. I just so wanted to punch his face or throw the water that I was boiling at that time. I guess he didn’t think I was capable of blowing my top. I can look meek, gentle, nice, weak whatever, but don’t ever fucking mess with me. I would have used all the Hokkien expletives I know if I could. I think he was kinda scared of me. He was trying to sound angry and used the word fuck occasionally but it was without any aplomb or oomph, you know what I mean. I so wanted to laugh. Such a loser. KENTALAN BABI. And then as always he tries to blame other people for his mistakes, his previous housemates, and me! Wah lao that made me even angry I tell you! Kanina chao cheebye!!! And I know he won’t ever learn or realise his mistakes. I’m glad Daisy was there to witness all the drama. But she didn’t “contribute” much. She was just trying her best to control her laughter. Haha what a bitch. I just came back from an exhausting day at work. I really don’t know where I got that energy to fuck him. I could have lasted longer if I wasn’t that tired. And I know it’s the fasting month and I’m supposed to be respect it but I just can’t stand it anymore. Dear God please forgive me and give me strength…

Fucking Peeved Weekend / Week

This is a bloody belated post, so as the previous one about me going Gold Coast. Just didn’t have the time. Anyway, this happened last 2 weekends ago too. I had a motherfucking outburst which I didn’t expect to happen so soon of me being here. If you didn't know by now, I’m staying with a Norwegian guy, Lars, and a Hong Kong girl, Daisy. I’ve been so wanting to talk about this but like I said I just didn’t have the time as I was busy with exams and assignments. I’m still busy now but I just need to get this out of my bloody chest.

You know, I thought I had gone through it all when I served NS. That was probably the pinnacle of I don’t know what. Everyone says that. Well yah the stupid trudging through the jungle and under the hot weather and shit. And that everyone says once you’ve been in NS, you can handle anything. However, I don’t believe that honestly. Army context is so different from what’s the real world out here. I mean yeah we pick up skills that we can make use later in life. Personally, I gained and learned a lot from my experience in the army. But you can see many of those ORD-ed guys who are just as inefficient as before they entered the army.

Ok back to what I was talking about, yeah I thought my journey here would all be fun and happy and enjoyment. Like what I mentioned about once you’ve gone NS, you can handle anything; I was so wrong. Me and Daisy get along very well. I’m having huge problems with Lars. Oh my God you can’t possibly fathom how fucking pissed I’ve been with him the last couple of months. I lived in a 10-men bunk before but it’s not as FUCKING aggravating as this! I’m dead serious here. No joke. My fucked up luck to have a housemate like him. He is beyond any reasonable doubt the STUPIDEST, MOST ANNOYING, FRUSTRATING, INCONSIDERATE, RUDE, NO MANNERS, SELFISH FUCKER anyone could ever live with. No wonder both his ex housemates left after one semester and now I have to bear the brunt of it. You know I contemplated on the issue of culture difference initially but this has in all honesty nothing to do with culture. It’s just him. And someone said to me that he’s like an international menace because almost every single nationality that has met him, including a fellow Norwegian!, doesn’t like him!!! I’m serious!!!

I am not afraid to swear that he is really bloody stupid and that if dictionaries were to come with illustrations, you can see his fuck face beside the word ‘stupid’. I will cite some stupid instances. There are so many in fact that I could actually write a whole book on it. Ok, before I came here, I was told that he called the repairman to fix the dishwasher thinking that it was faulty when all he could do was just remove the excess food from the hole (and he didn’t know that he’s supposed to dispose large chunks of food 1st before placing in the dishwasher). He was eventually charged for something he could do himself. Normal common sense actions like using a sponge to wash the dishes or using a rag/cloth to wipe, cleaning up after eating/cooking, wiping the mess that is CAUSED BY HIM or spillage in the middle of the walkway at home CAUSED BY HIM are just completely alien to his brainless head. He came barging in to my room one day, then knocked on my door, when he’s supposed to knock 1st, and demanded to know whether I’ve seen his dumb thumbdrive. And then the other day I was in the bathroom, he knocked on the door asking whether I could switch the lights on because he couldn’t seem to work the rice cooker. And guess what, electricity’s fine, he just didn’t plug the stupid thing in properly.
He is fucking 25 years old, doing a Masters degree believe it or not, has been here one semester earlier than me, but he is so totally stupid and hopeless!!! I seriously think he bribed his way to do his Masters and that anyone of you I can guarantee is way, way smarter and has at least basic common sense that even a fucking baby possesses. There are many more instances trust me to definitely certify him being an IDIOT.

I’m so sick of having to clean up after him every time, to tell him not to do this not to do that, basically teaching him common sense that he should have been taught by his fucking mother or father. Every time I tell him off, it doesn’t seem to get to his head. He’ll repeat it again and again. He is seriously heartless and brainless. I don’t even know if he’s human. I’m just so fucking sick and tired. My job here is to study and not be a fucking nanny or maid to fucking anyone. What made me totally flipped out was when I came back from my Gold Coast trip and saw that he didn’t turn off the fire from the gas stove!!! It was left unattended, at full blast, with the cooking oil just beside and he locked himself up in his room!!! If I didn’t come back in time the whole building would be burned down! I didn’t confront him at that night because it could be Daisy for all I know. So I just suppressed my anger and forced myself to sleep. The next morning, I just couldn’t tahan anymore and I kinda knew for sure that Daisy is not as stupid as Lars, so the moment he stepped out of his room I just started to shoot my mouth off and fuck him about the gas stove, the dishes and he not doing the housework (each week we take turns to mop and vacuum the floor but he didn’t do it during his turn and thought that I didn’t know when in fact I’m so much smarter than him even though I’m not doing Masters, and that he volunteered to help Daisy to mop during her week to cover up for his “absentmindedness” when in fact she’s capable of doing it herself). Some of you may know that I have a laser mouth especially when I get angry but I don’t know some kind of force prevented me from srewing his mother and father and his whole family.

I just don’t understand why it’s just so hard for him to do all these basic stuffs. He is like a child and at the same time senile as well. You know I even did like a checklist on whose turn it is for the particular week, stating the responsibilities like throwing the rubbish, and cleaning the floor. I even put a reminder saying things like to not to waste electricity as it consumes energy and our money, to be considerate and mindful, basically whatever wrongs he did. Everything was printed in bold and in colour (had to waste 80 cents for the colour!!)!! It didn’t work too!! HE IS JUST FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE! I’m an easy going person, my requests are simple. No in fact it shouldn’t even be my requests because it’s the responsibility of each housemate to keep the house clean. I just don’t know why he just can’t follow simple instructions and always like intentionally get on my nerves. I was so mad I took a black marker and crossed out the checklist (you can see the picture below).

And just recently, I ignored him when he said hello to me, he asked whether I was angry at him, citing it’s normal to reply a person’s hello. OH MY GOD!!! I swear to the Almighty that I wanted strangle him or just stab him with a knife!!! I’ve been scolding him countless times, stopped talking to him unless I’m asking for money to pay the bills or to clean up something, and ignoring him completely for the longest time! Doesn’t he realise anything or have the slightest idea that I was angry at all??!! I wanted to blow up again but I was just too tired and I was so into my assignment that I just told him to go away and not bother me.

That week was a very tumultuous week for me; had that confrontation with Lars especially, got bloody irritated with an inefficient group member (will explain another time), problems with a couple of friends here, stress from uni, money woes etc, I just brokedown. At that very moment I just felt I made the wrong decision to come here and wanted to take the 1st flight back to where home really is. I don’t know whether it’s me or Lars who needs serious therapy. Back to what I mentioned in the beginning about the stupid mantra “Whatever it is, army is worse”, it doesn’t apply here at all. In the army if you get pissed off you have your rank to get your way around or just get your superior to settle. Here you have no one… I'm just waiting for this son of a bitch motherfucker to leave end of the semester to his kanina country and hopefully the new housemate is not from hell as well. If not, I will leave to find a new place for damn sure.

And God I should have bloody taken down the email address or phone number! Argh! Dumb Rizzy! I’m talking to myself, don’t mind me, and it’s not about stupid Lars…

Happy Weekend

A friend's Dad came by 2 weeks ago to visit and she decided to bring him to Gold Coast. She was kind enough to ask me along knowing I haven’t been there and that I’ve wanted to do shopping at the factory outlets, so of course I happily tagged along. Gold Coast is just an hour drive away from Brisbane believe it or not and it’s like world’s apart. Oh gosh it’s such a beautiful city. There are luxurious tall apartments and beachfront houses, with lapping waves on the beach just in front of them. Drove on this bridge overlooking a picturesque scenery of the coast, pristine blue waters, palm trees, beautiful yachts, warm sun rays in the background. Picture perfect! 1st stop was Harbourtown where it is a outlet shopping area selling quality brands at marked down prices! They have the Nike factory store, Adidas, Esprit, and designer brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein having huge discounts! I almost went crazy trotting from one store to another and I busted my bank yet again after that. My most contented buy would be this Fossil watch I bought for freaking AUD40! It would cost me at least SGD150 or even SGD200 in Singapore. It’s gorgeous and I love it. Wanted to buy this other Fossil watch which is even more gorgeous but it’s more suited for formal wear unlike the one I bought where it can be worn casually even. The bimbo me only realise it’s a special watch with a special motion sensor two days after my purchase, thinking it was spoilt or the battery ran out of life and feeling cheated for no reason hahark. The place is huge! Didn’t manage to cover all the shops. Had to go to another area called Surfers Paradise and had to eat my lunch in the car.

Upon reaching, I then understand why it’s called Surfers Paradise. The waves were a few storeys high and the winds were blowing at all directions. Didn't see anyone surfing or swimming though. Probably it was getting dark and it was just too cold.

Oh i didn't take any pictures at Harbourtown because i was too occupied scouting through the discounts. =) Pictures below are all of Surfers Paradise. I love Gold Coast! Definitely coming back again!

Condom Kingdom! Safe sex people!

Love the lanterns in this restaurant.

Had dinner at a Korean restaurant. Very nice menu cover!

Ooh Pork Ribs...

This the Adidas store that sells the I Love (Adidas logo) Gold Coast. It's gorgeous but a tad too expensive! I'm definitely saving money and getting it the next time i'm there.

I thought they have this in Japan only but they have this public toilet where you are given only 10 minutes to do business before it automatically opens!